SP corporators held for throwing ink on scientist

The Sion police have arrested two Samajwadi Party corporators and their seven supporters from Mankhurd for allegedly throwing ink on the chief scientist officer of Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) Dr Amar Supate during a meeting.

According to sources, the accused had gone to meet Dr Supate in connection with the closure of a biomedical waste management company which was supposed to be shut down on July 22 but got a stay from MPCB. The corporators and their supporters forcibly entered the premises of MPCB and during discussion threw ink on Supate.

“They also threw ink on MPCB’s documents. On the basis of Dr Supate’s complaint, we registered an FIR and arrested the accused on charges of rioting and for using force to deter a public servant from discharging his duty,” said a police officer.

A source close to the SP corporators said the waste management company was adding to the pollution in Mankhurd area and creating health issues for residents. “Our flight is about creating an environment free from pollution,” he said.